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Jonathan Safran Foer Unveils His New Book At Congregation Beth Elohim

Waiting for Jonathan Safran Foer at Congregation Beth Elohim. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)(Photo courtesy Community Bookstore / Twitter [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrooklynByTheBook?src=hash])The house was packed last Tuesday for Jonathan Safran Foer’s launch of his first novel in a decade, Here I Am, right here

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Riviello And Big Band Bring ‘La Dolce Vita’ To Brooklyn Block Party

Mary LaRosa Lederer with the Brooklyn Real Big Band. (Photo: Benton Collins)The annual Reeve Place Block Party has always had something special — a 16-piece big band set up in the street playing classic jazz arrangements from the 40s through the 60s. But for the 10th anniversary, scheduled for September

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Morning Mug: “The Beginning Is The Most Important Part Of The Work” — Plato

Photo by Ella RabinovichMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https:

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Puzzle: “You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.” — Alan Watts

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Ready To Don Your Party Hat? Help BPL’s Central Library Celebrate Its 75th Birthday On Saturday

Facade rendering for the Central Library. (Courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library) One of the borough’s literary and architectural jewels is hitting a major milestone Saturday — and looking elegant and majestic while doing so. Brooklyn Public Library’s iconic Central Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central] is about to

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MTA Searching For Artists To Design Murals For Five Brooklyn Subway Stations

(Courtesy:Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/7488701704/in/photolist-cpKy7C-mXEwG9-fr7WZ-aFxKme-gVo4MU-dCaifZ-8hwxkh-kAoV6H-8svPsD-ftTdFM-7vkab8-f7znz-bkWF4r-9bKBwQ-6Hf8g7-8hwxeu-bDx9b2-pVZiby-4F7atP-8AzhB4-asdxZx-HbzHM-8hwxhd-6z2eiq-dwBx7C-asfWX5-8J3Zsq-DcLD7b-bDx9bg-asgaNY-9KWoJK-7zBkMv-83zxqq-asdx84-frbku-xdX6u-asdmtR-asg9Yb-asdggR-dq1s4F-6Wzo2q-e9vUfD-zoFqD-5eAmgo-5evX1c-e9vUpR-XhqEQ-c2bF27-hw8xD-asdyh4] )Do you have what it takes to have

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MTA Searching For Artists To Design Murals For Five Brooklyn Subway Stations

(Courtesy: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/7488701704/in/photolist-cpKy7C-mXEwG9-fr7WZ-aFxKme-gVo4MU-dCaifZ-8hwxkh-kAoV6H-8svPsD-ftTdFM-7vkab8-f7znz-bkWF4r-9bKBwQ-6Hf8g7-8hwxeu-bDx9b2-pVZiby-4F7atP-8AzhB4-asdxZx-HbzHM-8hwxhd-6z2eiq-dwBx7C-asfWX5-8J3Zsq-DcLD7b-bDx9bg-asgaNY-9KWoJK-7zBkMv-83zxqq-asdx84-frbku-xdX6u-asdmtR-asg9Yb-asdggR-dq1s4F-6Wzo2q-e9vUfD-zoFqD-5eAmgo-5evX1c-e9vUpR-XhqEQ-c2bF27-hw8xD-asdyh4] )Do you have what it takes to have

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Morning Mug: “The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” — Dorothy Parker

Photo by Bella Karas.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram

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Poetry Reading And Live Drumming This Weekend At The Community Garden

Photo by Mar E. Sel / East Fourth Street Community Garden FacebookExtend your summer pleasure with critically acclaimed poetry and live drumming this Saturday and Sunday at the East Fourth Street community garden. The garden, located an East 4th Street between Caton Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway, will host a free

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The Vibrant Past And Bleak Future Of Ditmas Park Movie Theaters

Kent Theater on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue H. (Photo via Kent Theater / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/120335414645072/photos/a.609364815742127.1073741825.120335414645072/609364932408782/?type=3&theater] )With the announcement of the $10 million renovation to the Pavilion Theater [/blog/art-music/pavilion-theater-converted-nitehawk-prospect-park-condo-plans-scrapped/] in Park Slope, Ditmas Park residents

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Treyger Secures Millions For Southern Brooklyn Schools

William E. Grady CTE High School. Photo via Facebook/James J. Obrien. [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=578321115541967&set=bc.AbrlBsgwtq12GQMIQxaXj9puL6_NthPHZ1X9Mmu5vgCyzX_L2iE9isMSsxR2VL0PyW9OzK1vPeZM3QMbDGdrkfbAG4Pk-ri6Lw2JFFrnbnxah5LMkJUV2uFijuAw4vcsRj3B2gloyh815nHwlNnzwaLwKNFj19t0ntOwzy02gq4xfw&type=1&opaqueCursor=AbppkOoawrh7PcIby7jxY3d5q-D5xQfEPag1SoerB8Rw1uoZlBepYnhs1mVNGi2xPR45Hp5ro9ypSiRRoEdklvKASARcNNHdYi4cV4z4Y09l1pRujtmjoeKuB24rA3SkSgiomjlCiy31JZQOWvjGCp34CIEzuiVOTAtRO32vR19

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Morning Mug: “Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.” — Yogi Berra

Photo by Laura SingerMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https: